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Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Insufficiency - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Insufficiency ... #AI #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #endocrinology
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
specificity for AI ... > 15 excludes AI ... have diagnosed AI ... Step 3) Differentiate ... primary vs secondary AI
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid hormone–dependent
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
Lithium-associated
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Genetic disorders (e.g., multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or
failure, acute or chronic ... thyrotoxicosis, adrenal ... insufficiency ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Insufficiency ... vessels to the adrenal ... #Insufficiency ... #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... bartonella) • Rheum/AI ... Eosinophilic pneumonia, Adrenal ... insufficiency, ... Chronic inflammatory
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Hypokalemia ... Chronic progressive ... insufficiency) ... potential bicarbonate: ketosis ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential